1740Naturalization of Jews in American Colonies

Parliament of Great Britain passes a general act permitting ...
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📜 Poznań Jews Granted Privilege

Jews of Poznań granted a privilege of forbidding Christians to enter into their city.
Poznań Jews Granted Privilege (1633)
PoznańPolandJewish RightsPrivilegesPoliticsEarly Modern PeriodJewish CommunityLegal Status
PolandPoland

📝 Petition to Lift Ban on Jews in England

Ebenezer and Joanna Cartwright dispatch a petition to the British Government calling for the ban on Jews settling in England to be lifted and for assistance to be provided to enable them to be repatriated to Palestine.
EnglandJewish RightsPetitionPoliticsRepatriationSeventeenth CenturyJewish DiasporaOliver Cromwell

🤝 Jews Readmitted to England by Cromwell

Jews readmitted to England by Oliver Cromwell.
Jews Readmitted to England by Cromwell (1655)
EnglandOliver CromwellReadmissionJewish RightsPoliticsSeventeenth CenturyJewish DiasporaAshkenaziMenasseh Ben Israel

📜 Naturalization of Jews in American Colonies

Parliament of Great Britain passes a general act permitting Jews to be naturalized in the American colonies. Previously, several colonies had also permitted Jews to be naturalized without taking the standard oath "upon the true faith of a Christian."
Naturalization of Jews in American Colonies (1740)
NaturalizationAmerican ColoniesJewish RightsPoliticsReligious FreedomEarly America
United StatesUnited States